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APPLICATION FILED MAY 25 1915.

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A. R. CLEMENT.

CHURN.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 25, I9I5 A 1,1745393, r M Patented Mar. 7,1916.

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yl1-IB COLUMBIA PLANDGRAPH CD., WASHINGTON, D. C.

ALBERT n. CLEMENT, or NEWTON, Iowa.

CHURN.

To all whom/t may concern.

Be it known that I, ALBERT R'. CLEMENT, a' citizen of the United States, and resident lof Newton, in the county of Jasper andt State'of Iowa, have invented a Vcertain new and useful Churn, of which the following is a specificaion.

The object of my inventionis to provide a churn of simple, durable and inexpensive construction.

Avfurther `object is to provide a churn having Aan agitator so constructed and arranged as to tend to draw the contents of the churn toward ,the center.

Still a further object is 'to provide such a churn having the agitator and gearing mechanism for operating the same mounted on the removable cover.

Still a further object is to provide a churn having ian agitator whereby the contents of the churn maybe thoroughly stirred and mixed, which agitator is so constructed and arranged as to be capable of being 'readily taken apart and also removed from the cover for cleaning or for being repaired or replaced.

Myl nvention consists in the construction,

arrangement and combinationl of the parts` ofthe device whereby the objects contemplated are attained, ashereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out 1n my claim, and illusvtrated in the accompanying drawings, in

which:

Figure 1 shows a top or plan view of my improved churn,

moved for illustratingV the gear. Fig. 2

lshows a vertical, sectional view of the interior of the churn, the gear casing and part of the mechanism on top of the cover being shown in side elevation. Fig. 3 shows a vertical, sectional view `ofthe gear on top of the cover, taken on the line3-3 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4.shows a horizontal, sectional view, taken on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2.

In the exemplification of my invention illustrated in the accompanying drawings, I

have used the reference numeral 10 to indicate generallythe barrel or receptacle portion of the churn. The churn barrel 10 is provided with a removable cover 11.

Y Mounted on the cover 11 is a plate 12 of suitable material and provided with two suitable openings. Below the openings in the plate 12 are openings in the cover 11, which register with the openings in the plate. -Mounted in the openings in the plate 12 and coverll Specification of Letters Patent.

with the gear casing re' areupright sleeves l13and 14, which extendM 4 Patented Mar. 7, 1916. Application filed May 2.5, 1915.'V Serial No. V30,455.

torpoints above the plate 12 and below the 'Y cover 11. Keyed on theupper ends of they sleeves and 14 `are gears 15 and 16 which mesh with each other. 'On the lower ends of the sleeves 13 and .14areoppcsite lateral ex-A tensions 17.. The extensions 17 areV provided with longitudinal grooves 18 in' their lower surfaces. Received within the grooves 18 -of each of theextensions 17 are the upper horizontal members .V19 ofthe vagitators of my l churn. Connected with each end of each wardly and toward each other, nected at their lower ends. l

casing 21. Extending v downwardly from the gear casingv 21 .through the sleeves 13 and 14`respcctively, theextensions 17 and.

22 whichare secured at their lower ends 'to 1 the members 18 land 19, are upright shafts socket members-23 below the horizontal members 18 and 19. v Received in the sockets 23 aresec'ured-thereto by means of readily;

removable screws 24-are the upper ends of 'the members 25, which extend downwardly in the barrel 10 andare curved downwardly away from each other and thenl inwardly and toward each other, thence directly downwardly at 26. The lowerends726 of the members 25 are receivedv in sockets 27 in a transverse member 28, and if desired maybe held in position by screws 29 extended through lthe walls of the socletsi27. The screws 29, however, may be dispensed with.

In the bottom of thebarrel 10 are stops' 30 for limiting the rotation ofthe transverse member'28. f Y Theupper ends of the shafts 22 arescrew threadedV and on said screw threaded ends are thumb nuts 31.

Mounted on'the coverV 11is a bar 32v having parallelv upwardly extending members 33, at the upper ends` of which are formed bearings 434 `and 35. Between the bearings 34 and 35 is a'channel 36. 0n' the cover 11 is the lower half of a gear casing 37, a portion of which is cut away at 38 to permit argear 39 on the shaft 40 mounte`d in the bearings 34 and 35 to mesh with the gear 15.

On the outer end of the shaft 40 isa fly I wheel 41 on which is a handle 42. On the v v -agitating mechanism.

thumb nuts 31 from the shafts 22, the agitatsaid outer end isalso a pulley 43 or other suitable means for connecting my churn with the source of power. In the practical operation of my improved churn, the shaft is rotated either from power applied to the pulley 113 or the handle 42, thereby rotating the gear 39 and the gears 15 and 1G. The rotation of the gears 15 and 16 rotates the sleeves 13 and 14 and the members 17. which carry with them in their rotation the transverse members 18 and 19 of the agitator arms or devices. The members 25 are stationary, and the rotation of the members 2O thoroughly agitates the contents of the barrel 10 and tends to draw the contents toward the vertical, central line of the churn, so that as the operation of churning is carried on, the butter is gathered to the center of the churn.

One of the important advantages of my improved churn is the particular construction of the parts, whereby they may be readily taken apart for cleaning or the like.

When the churning vis completed and it is desired to clean the churn barrel and. the agitator parts, the cover 11 may be removed, carrying with it the entire gearing and the By removing the ing mechanism may be separated from the cover. The sleeves 141 and 13 may then be slipped off the shafts 22, thereby-permitting lthe removal of the agitator members 20 by removing the screws 24. The members 25 may be separated from the sockets 23 and the transverse members 17 on the lower ends Copies of this patent may be 'obtained for five cents each,

' of the sleeves 13 and lll. The parts are then in condition for being' thoroughly cleansed.

1t will be understood that some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of the parts of my improved churn2 without departing from its essential features and purposes, and it is my intent to cover by thisV application any such changes which may be included within the scope of my claim.

I claim Ias my invention:

1n a churn a receptacle, a removable cover thereon, a pair of sleeves rotatably mounted in said cover7 shafts mounted in said sleeves, means fo-r supporting the upper ends of said shafts, removable means on said shafts adapted toengage and be supported by said supporting means, gears onl said sleeves above said cover in mesh with each other, means mounted on said cover for imparting rotation to one of said gears, members on the lower ends of said sleeves having slots7 agitator members having their respective upper ends received in said slots, fixed members on the lower ends of said shafts, and a member on the bottom of said receptacle for supporting the lower ends of said iXed members, said agitating members each comprising a pair of arms curved downwardly and away from each other and then downwardly and tow-ard each other.

Des Moines, Iowa, April 23, 1915.

ALBERT R. CLEMENT. l/Vitnesses:

HARVEY L. GODWIN, B. F. CLEMENT.

by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

